Let’s Start The First Post With A Bang On The Head

Posted by Vern

August 25, 2008

Instead of the usual welcome message, let’s start this first post with a bang on the head. Well, I mean it literally.

This was what happened…

I heard a sharp scream, turned around, and the next thing I saw was my baby Rayner slipping off the side of the bed, head down, right into the cold hard floor with a heavy “THUMP!”. I was only a few steps away, but my body was frozen right there till the spell was broken by the loud cry of pain.

I rushed over to pick him up, and the next shocker was the large bump on his head, it was almost like the size of a ping pong ball!

As it was the first time me and my wife encountered such situation, we were at a lost initially. I quickly did a search online and the result sort of ease our mind a bit. On top of that, Rayner only cried for a short while and he was back to his normal self, walking and playing as if nothing had happened (And we were down here worried for him!). However, we still need to observe him carefully for at least 24 hours.

Basically, the first 24 hours upon a head injury is crucial, you need to monitor if the child is showing any signs of:

Persistent vomiting
Severe headache or giddiness
Abnormal behavior – disoriented, confused or irritable
Drowsiness
Weakness of arms or legs
Double vision
Bleeding or discharge from the ear or nose
fit

It is common for a child to have many bumps on the head, however if you happen to notice any of the above symptoms, be sure to immediately send your child to the hospital for a check up.

Till now, I can still vividly see the slow motion of the incident replaying right in my head, and I’m more careful leaving him alone at this time till he has learned to climb down from the bed by himself.